Crown Room at Fairmont San Francisco

Rising up above the ordinary is the magnificent Crown Room. Located on the top floor of the Tower, it's an elegantly soothing environment in soft celadon, sage, and pale violet with gold highlights. The room's most remarkable feature, however, is the view. Tall, wraparound windows reveal a sweeping 270-degree panorama of the Golden Gate and Bay bridges, Coit Tower, Alcatraz, downtown, and the Twin Peaks. The setting here is impressive enough, but if you really want to have the ultimate reception, opt for the Presidential Service: each table has its own waiter, and each guest is treated like royalty.